I am looking a purchasing either a Vortex Razor GenII 4.5-27 (Ebr-7c) or Leupold Mk 5HD 5-25 (CCH non-illuminated) and need some opinions based off what I will use it for. I am military (currently deployed) so I can get either for basically the exact same price.
The scope will go on an AR10 6.5 Creedmore that will be used for both hunting and long distance shooting at our ranch in East Texas. Typical hunting ranges will be anywhere from about 100 yards to 600-700 max, we have room to shoot steel out to about 1200 or so. I am not very worried about weight, I typically set up a shooting bench in a corner of one of the fields and hunt off of that. Use the Ranger or four wheeler to get out there so no hiking involved.
What I am concerned with is low light and optical performance along with tracking and durability. The deer tend to come out at first or last light, pigs normally in the evening. I had several deer come out at last light about 4-5 years ago, 500-530 yards away while using a 1st gen PST 6-24 and I just could not make them out well enough to take a shot. Or I should say I could not discern the antlers well enough to make a sound decision, it just did not have the clarity and resolution needed.
Illumination... Not sure if I need it or not to be honest? I have a Bushnell Elite ERS 6-24 with illumination but have only used it a handful of times, mainly because it tends to flare so much. I would also like much better optical quality.
So, the weight difference aside which would be the better option? I have been on here for a while but do not post much, tend to use the "search" function quite heavily though. I have looked at both scopes thoroughly and they both appear to be very good optics for the price (a lot of bang for the buck factor) but I am not sure which would suite my needs the best. Thanks for any suggestions.
The scope will go on an AR10 6.5 Creedmore that will be used for both hunting and long distance shooting at our ranch in East Texas. Typical hunting ranges will be anywhere from about 100 yards to 600-700 max, we have room to shoot steel out to about 1200 or so. I am not very worried about weight, I typically set up a shooting bench in a corner of one of the fields and hunt off of that. Use the Ranger or four wheeler to get out there so no hiking involved.
What I am concerned with is low light and optical performance along with tracking and durability. The deer tend to come out at first or last light, pigs normally in the evening. I had several deer come out at last light about 4-5 years ago, 500-530 yards away while using a 1st gen PST 6-24 and I just could not make them out well enough to take a shot. Or I should say I could not discern the antlers well enough to make a sound decision, it just did not have the clarity and resolution needed.
Illumination... Not sure if I need it or not to be honest? I have a Bushnell Elite ERS 6-24 with illumination but have only used it a handful of times, mainly because it tends to flare so much. I would also like much better optical quality.
So, the weight difference aside which would be the better option? I have been on here for a while but do not post much, tend to use the "search" function quite heavily though. I have looked at both scopes thoroughly and they both appear to be very good optics for the price (a lot of bang for the buck factor) but I am not sure which would suite my needs the best. Thanks for any suggestions.
